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Originally Posted by badbob001
It's possible that the dr800 battery has a custom shell around the battery cells to at least provide a simple contact-only power connector, much like the batteries found on cell phones and laptops.
The iliad and dr1000 are internal batteries and connect with a wired connector, like those found in cordless phones or the 9V connector in an alarm clock. The wired connection is the cheapest way to go but I don't think IREX will design their battery that way. Imagine opening the back cover of the DR800 and have the battery pop out and hang from its wired connector. It is also possible the cover itself is part of the battery casing.
And regardless, a company will usually suggest their own supply of batteries, which they have tested with and will support. I seriously doubt that if I call Sony or Canon regarding a camera battery, they would suggest I check ebay or google a chinese website, even when those alternatives obviously do exist.
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Keep in mind that accessories and/or replacements is typically where companies make a rather high profit margin. They will always try to dissuade you from going against their recommendation mainly due to that reason. However, when it comes to batteries there are a lot of knock off and inferior ones on the market selling for really cheap on ebay. You typically get what you pay for with these.
The batteries for the iliad where readily available from other sources, but the internal nature made replacement difficult, although not impossible. I would think that as long as you can access the battery compartment on the 800, then replacement wouldn't be a big issue.